Hi all. Im totally new to Pathfinder but I have played dnd 4th edition a bit. Im reading through the rules in the core rulebook very carefully and trying to take it all in but I have come across something that is confusing me a lot.
On page 32 Table 3-1 (Barbarian) is shows the base attack bonus's gained as your character levels up. Once you get to level 6, it shows 2 numbers +6/+1, and then again at level 11 it shows 3 numbers +11/+6/+1 and so on.
Can anyone please explain to me what these addition + modifiers are after the / and point me to the rules section that explains what they are.
Thanks community :)
Mike
Full Attack. You can make more than one attack with a weapon if your BAB is high enough.
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When a characters BAB reaches 6, he gains a second attack per round when using the full attack action. When it reaches 11, and 16, (as you can see, every five points more) he gains another attack. Each attack is at a -5 penalty compared to the previous one.
Base Attack Bonus (BAB): Each creature has a base attack bonus and it represents its skill in combat. As a character gains levels or Hit Dice, his base attack bonus improves. When a creature's base attack bonus reaches +6, +11, or +16, he receives an additional attack in combat when he takes a full-attack action (which is one type of full-round action—see Combat).
Thank you very much for the help. I can continue on my mission to comprehend this immense rule book :)
In D&D 3rd edition and Pathfinder (PF), characters gain additional attacks when their BAB hits +6, and then every +5 after that. Each time, the new attack is at a 5 point lower bonus to hit than the previous. These are called "iterative attacks." In order to use all of them, you basically have to use a "full attack action." Unlike a normal attack action, which you make one attack at highest BAB and still can move, if you full attack, you lose your move action, though you can still take a 5 ft step (or shift orwhatever they called it in 4E).
So when a Barbarian hits level 6, he can now full attack for two attacks. One with +6 BAB, the other with a +1 BAB. Each would add his strength (if a melee attack) or dexterity (if ranged) modifier, any weapon focus, enhancement bonuses on the weapon, and so forth, as well.
(In older editions of D&D, characters also gained multiple attacks, but it worked differently than in 3E/PF)
EDIT: Super ninja'd!